Title: Ben's Dream
Author: C. Van Allsburg
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Date: 1982
ISBN No.: 0395320844
Summary: While studying for a geography test, Ben falls
asleep listening to the rain. In a wordless
sequence he dreams of traveling among landmarks of
the world, all submerged in a flood carrying him
along
Title: Drip, Drop
Author: D. Carrick
Publisher: Picture Book Studio
Date: 1989
ISBN No.: 0887081215
Summary: This book has a watery theme with raindrops
falling through a hole in the roof. Details about
boats add to the theme of wetness.
Title: Muffel and Plums
Author: L. Fromm
Publisher: Macmillan
Date: 1972
LC No.: 7285184
Summary: A whiskery lion and his small friend experience
humorous adventures, including dealing with rain.
Title: Mushroom in the Rain
Author: M. Ginsburg
Publisher: Mcmillan
Date: 1974
ISBN No.: 00273624OX
Summary: How can an ant, butterfly, mouse, sparrow, and
rabbit all take shelter from the rain under the
same mushroom when originally there was room only
for the ant?
Title: Noah's Ark
Author: P. Spier
Publisher: Doubleday
Date: 1977
ISBN No. 0385094736
Summary: This is a pen and water colored portrayal of the
biblical story of Noah's ark. The traditional
story of the great flood is told with humor and
insight.
Title: Oh, No, Go (a Play)
Author: D. McPhail
Publisher: Little Brown
Date: 1973
LC No.: 738144
Summary: A hot-air balloon lands, becomes a tent, and the
basket becomes a ticket booth. Animals buy
tickets and become the audience for an imaginative
play of few words. As the actor fishes, water
flows off the stage and floods the audience.
Title: Peter Spier's Rain
Author: P. Spier
Publisher: Doubleday
Date: 1982
ISBN No.: 0385241054
Summary: As storm clouds gather, a brother and sister play
outside, then explore the many aspects of a rainy
day. Wet weather activities outside, followed by
a warm bath and cozy indoor activities are shown
in detailed watercolors.
Title: Silver Pony
Author: L. ward
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Date: 1973
ISBN No.: 0395147530
Summary: On the back of a winged horse a midwestern boy
explores the world beyond his farm. He rescues
flood victims and a lost lamb. The illustrations
show fantasy and farm reality.
Title: Sun's Up
Author: T. Euvremer
Publisher: Crown
Date: 1987
ISBN No.: 0517564327
Summary: Story about sunshine and the cycles it creates.
The sun rises from his bed in the morning, spends
the day moving across the sky while engaged in
different activities, and goes to sleep as night
falls.
Title: The Flood That Came to Grandma's House
Author: L. Stallone
Publisher: Upshur
Date: 1992
ISBN No.: 0912975024
Summary: This story begins with the first day of rain from
hurricane Agnes and pulls the reader through the
drama as the citizens sandbag the river but are
finally forced to evacuate. Humorous but
realistic illustrations show children exactly what
happens inside a house that is filled with water
and the mess left in its wake. It also reassures
how natural disasters are handled.
Title: The Weather
Author: J. Blanco
Publisher: Child's Play Press
Date: 1975
ISBN No.: 085953037X
Summary: Rain in the late spring, a nighttime storm at sea,
and children playing in the snow in an alpine
setting form three colorful short stories in this
book.
Title: Up To Ten and Down Again
Author: L. Ernst
Publisher: Lothrop Lee and Shepard
Date: 1986
ISBN No. 0688045413
Summary: A story about children swimming with ducks and a
rainstorm appears. Illustrations resemble
snapshots in an album. The numbers from one to
ten are introduced as a picnic is begun, enjoyed,
and then rained out
Title: Water
Author: C.S. Vendrell and J.M. Parramon
Publisher: Woodbury
Date: 1985
ISBN No.: 0812035992
Summary: This simple picture books shows how water is
included in many events in our lives, including,
for drinking, for cooking, for washing, in
fountains, for putting out fires, to sail on, and
to make rainbows.
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